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cell biology

Superfast evolution could save Tasmanian devils from extinction

Life

Superfast evolution could save Tasmanian devils from extinction

Just a few years ago, the iconic marsupial looked to be on the fast road to extinction – but rapid evolution might rescue it

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Two researchers holding up one of the pieces of rock in question. It has a wavy line on it that represents the putative fossil

Life

Ancient rock formations could be oldest fossils on the planet

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Endangered dolphin with broken blowhole learns to mouth-breathe

Life

Endangered dolphin with broken blowhole learns to mouth-breathe

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Do women sync up? No, but we can't resist menstruation myths

Health

Do women sync up? No, but we can't resist menstruation myths

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Life

Monster slugs are devouring defenceless baby birds in nests

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future

Humans

We are gods of the future – but what will we do?

Culture

A green, transparent mouse

Life

Mouse's body made entirely transparent to reveal nervous system

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Humans

"Intersex" athlete Caster Semenya rightly free to run at Rio

Comment

A Gonatus squid eating another squid

Life

Deep-sea squid cannibals battle it out in a fight to the death

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Dead carp in a van

Earth

Plan to kill alien carp with herpes could suck life out of river

An Australian scheme to kill carp could result in millions of tonnes of decomposing fish sucking oxygen out of rivers and killing off native fish

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Life

Life may have emerged not once, but many times on Earth

Features

Earth

Without oxygen from ancient moss you wouldn't be alive today

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Life

Human-animal chimeras may be key to us living healthier lives

Analysis

Earth

World’s oldest vertebrate is a shark that may live for 500 years

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